Ah, that Florida primary looks pretty good right now. An ice storm coated much of Iowa early Tuesday, forcing candidates and a former president to cancel campaign events. The storm left more than 60,000 customers in the state without power, schools throughout the state canceled classes and planes were grounded at the Des Moines airport for most of the morning. In some spots, ice was up to an inch thick.

Republican Rudy Giuliani compared Hillary Rodham Clinton to 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern on Wednesday and chided his rival for adding a Southern lilt to her voice as he intensified his criticism.